| EUROPE |
 From the straights
of Gibraltar to the straights of Taurica, European mints gave
their valuable contribution to the art of ancient coinage. Some of the finest of them all
came from Magna Graecia in today's Italy, even though their themes need not always be epic or
sublime - as exemplified by this typical barley ear from the fertile Lucanian Metapontion. |
| ASIA and AFRICA |
 From its
birthplace in western Asia Minor, coinage spread eastward as well as
west, diversifying geographically, functionally and thematically. The luscious grapes and
nagging fly on this classical stater from Cilician Soloi underscore one of the many simple links
that have persisted for millenia between ancient times and the ever-advancing present. |
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